The remarkable increase in the use of sensors in our daily lives has provided an increasing number of opportunities for decision-making and automation of events. Opportunities for decision-making have further risen with the advent of smart technology and the omnipresence of sensors. Various methods have been devised to detect different events in a driving environment using smart-phones as they provide two main advantages: they remove the need to have dedicated hardware in vehicles and they are widely accessible. Rewarding safe driving has always been an important issue for insurance companies. With this intention, they are now moving toward implementing plans that consider current driving usage (Usage-based-drive plans) in contrast with traditional history-based-plans. The detection of driving events is important in insurance telematics for this purpose. Events such as acceleration and turning are good examples of important information. The sensors are capable of detecting whether a car is accelerating or braking, while through fusing services we can detect other events like speeding or the occurrence of a severe weather phenomenon that can affect driving. This thesis aims to look at the telematics from a new angle that employs smart-phones as the sensing platform. We proposed a new hybrid classification algorithm that detects acceleration-based events with an F1-score of 0.9304 and turn events with an F1-score of 0.9038. We further performed a case study on measuring the performance of driving utilizing various measures. This index can be used by a wide range of benefactors such as the insurance and transportation industries.

Florida is one of 12 states that have a no-fault law. The first party benefit coverage is known as personal injury protection (PIP). Every policy sold in the state must include at least $10,000 in personal injury protection. This law went into effect in 1971 and is now being challenged. Changes in consumer, lawyer, and doctor behavior as well as changes in the legal and economic environment have diminished the positive impact of the no-fault law. This thesis will focus on the diminished effectiveness of the no-fault law in Florida. It will be based on research from primary sources. Other legal resources including law review articles and journal publications were consulted for persuasive scholarly views. Published work from insurance institutes and journals were included since they guide practitioners on the application of the law. Insurers, insureds and policymakers face serious challenges regarding Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law. The purpose of this thesis is (1) to review the legislative history of Florida Motor Vehicle No-Fault Law, (2) to assess how well the current system is working (3) examine solutions to compensation from other states and provide relevant data and (4) make recommendations for future legislation. This thesis will recommend proposed changes with guidelines for future legislation to effect the changes necessary to balance the needs of the insurance companies, plaintiffs and defendants.

This dissertation studies the impact of Medicaid expansion on the liability insurance industry. Within the three chapters, the first two chapters focus on the medical liability insurance industry, and the third chapter focuses on the auto insurance industry. Chapter 1, “Medicaid Expansion and Medical Liability Costs”, examines the impact of health insurance expansion on medical liability costs using the case of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) Medicaid expansion. Medicaid expansion has increased the demand for medical services, but in doing so it may also have increased physicians’ liability in medical practice. By studying malpractice costs to insurers, medical practitioners, and hospitals in the U.S. for the period 2010–2018, we find insurers operating in states with Medicaid expansion experienced significantly higher medical liability costs than those in non-expansion states. While insurers in expansion states did increase premiums, the increase was not enough to fully offset rising costs. Moreover, we find that tort reforms did not mitigate ACA-induced malpractice liability costs. We show this is because Medicaid expansion increased malpractice costs mainly by increasing claim frequency while tort reforms generally focus on reducing claim severity. We further find little evidence that hospitals paid higher malpractice insurance premiums, self-insurance, or incurred higher out-of-pocket medical liability losses after Medicaid expansion. Taken together, our results imply that it is medical practitioners and malpractice insurers who bear the rising medical liability costs. Chapter 2, “Medicaid Expansion and Medical Liability Insurance Prices” extends the first chapter to study the impact of Medicaid expansion on medical liability insurance prices for three specialties, internal medicine, general surgery, and obstetrics-gynecology (OB-GYN). As Medicaid expansion increased medical liability costs to insurers, they may react by increasing medical malpractice insurance prices. By studying counties in expansion states and non-expansion states and bordering counties with different Medicaid expansion status over the years from 2010-2018, we find that Medicaid expansion leads to significantly higher medical liability insurance prices two years after the expansion on average and the impact is strongest for internal medicine and general medicine but less so for OB-GYN. Our finding suggests that the expansion of health insurance could increase liability costs to medical practitioners. Auto insurance provides coverage of healthcare for injured drivers even for those without traditional health insurance coverage. The expansion of public health insurance provides low-income injured drivers with an additional source of coverage for medical bills. This may change drivers’ incentives for using auto insurance and the ultimate payments made by auto insurers. In Chapter 3, “Public Health Insurance Expansion and Auto Insurance: The Case of Medicaid Expansion”, we first use a simple theoretical model to illustrate how obtaining public health insurance mitigates the incentive of insured drivers to engage in claims buildup. We then empirically test how the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s Medicaid expansion changed the medical costs covered by auto insurance. By studying private passenger auto insurers in expansion states and non-expansion states between 2010 and 2018, we find that Medicaid expansion led to significantly lower auto insurance losses and premiums. We further show that the results were driven by the decreasing losses and premiums for third-party liability insurers but not in the states with no-fault insurance. / Business Administration/Risk Management and Insurance

Submitted by Cristiana Freitas (criscgf@hotmail.com) on 2018-05-24T19:38:01Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação EPGE - Cristiana Freitas.pdf: 1002118 bytes, checksum: 04f0edb6067713b5b5b09ee6fa22d053 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by GILSON ROCHA MIRANDA (gilson.miranda@fgv.br) on 2018-05-28T16:29:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação EPGE - Cristiana Freitas.pdf: 1002118 bytes, checksum: 04f0edb6067713b5b5b09ee6fa22d053 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-14T20:15:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação EPGE - Cristiana Freitas.pdf: 1002118 bytes, checksum: 04f0edb6067713b5b5b09ee6fa22d053 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-04-27 / This thesis aims to estimate the demand for auto insurance in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Due to the availability of consumer level data, a brief review of discrete choice models was made, focusing on Logit with random coefficients. In order to effectively implement the models, we had to deal with a peculiarity of the insurance industry: prices vary according to each individual. As we only have the effective prices of the contracted policy, a random forest model was tested to generate expected premium values for the insurers. / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo estimar a demanda por seguro de automóvel na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Em razão da disponibilidade de dados a nível do consumidor, foi feita uma breve revisão de modelos de escolha discreta, com destaque para o Logit com coeficientes aleatórios. Para ser possível a efetiva implementação dos modelos, foi preciso lidar com uma peculiaridade do setor de seguros: os preços variam de acordo com o indivíduo. Como só temos os preços efetivos da apólice contratada, foi testado um modelo random forest para gerar valores esperados de prêmio das seguradoras.

我國加入WTO之後，為因應先進國家自由化、國際化的潮流和趨勢，以及追求我國保險制度的健全發展，保險主管機關乃決定將過去長期採用的規章費率改為自由費率。而為了避免對保險業的衝擊過大，乃將整個費率自由化的時程分成三個階段實施，以達到逐步開放產險市場的目標。費率自由化的目的主要是希望能藉此廢除不合理干預市場機制的法規，並建立合理的競爭環境，以及保護消費者的權益等。事實上，費率自由化並不是盲目的開放市場，而是藉由有制度的監理，確保保險業有足夠的清償能力，並且維護市場秩序和紀律。 從歐、美及日本等國在費率自由化的發展趨勢及經驗來看，費率自由化的實施已成為一種不可抵擋的趨勢，而保險業者為了能在競爭的市場中生存，都會積極的推出新產品、新通路，並提出各項經營策略以為因應，因為也唯有如此才能立足於保險市場，也不會在這股洪流中被淹沒。 就我國的現況來看，民國91年開放的第一階段費率自由化，主要是以放寬「附加費用率」為主，就「危險保費」部分得讓業者做有限度的偏離，則在第二階段始予以開放，惟保險公司必須依規定檢具各項資料先行向主管機關申請。至於最後一個階段除了強制保險外，其餘之商品均得由業者自行釐定費率，簡單的說，從第三階段開始費率就全面自由化了。 本篇論文主要目的係探討費率自由化之相關議題。首先介紹費率自由化之意義與實施源由，接著將闡述各歐美先進國家之發展狀況與衝擊，最後，則根據各國實施費率自由化的經驗，以及我國汽車保險市場的實際情況，提出實施費率自由化後的趨勢分析，而面對未來車險市場的變革，也提出個人幾點因應之道，期望所有的保險業者都能藉由努力提昇獲利力，在競爭的車險市場中各占有一席之地，並且也期盼本文對於日後在費率自由化的研究上，能提供業者作為參考。 / After Taiwan’s entrance into WTO, insurance authorities decide to follow the trend of internationalization and liberalization and adopt rate deregulation, for soundness development of insurance market. To avoid heavy impact on insurance companies, authorities divide the plan of rate deregulation into three phases, in order to open the property/casualty market gradually. The objective of deregulation is to eliminate the improper control, and to establish a rational competition environment for protecting consumers’ rights. In fact, the main purpose of rate deregulation is to ensure insurers’ solvency and to maintain the discipline of the insurance market. The implementation of rate deregulation is an inevitable trend in the world, many insurers make a great deal of efforts to develop the various products and channels to increase market share. From the prospective of Taiwan’s condition, the first stage of rate deregulation focuses on releasing the restrictions of “loading expenses” and making “risk premium” relax limited. The main purpose of the second stage is to deregulate “risk premium” completely, but insurers should report the relevant information and files to authorities concerned in advanced. In the last stage, insurers can rate all products individually other than compulsory insurance. That is, it will be a fully liberalization stage. The purpose of the study aims to clarify several issues. First, the study introduces the reasons of the implementation of the rate deregulation. Second, the study elaborates the background and influence of the experience of rate deregulation in every developed country as well. Meanwhile, the study makes descriptions of the current situation of Taiwan. Finally, according to the experience of rate deregulation of every country and the condition of Taiwan, the study analyzes the trend of implementation of rate deregulation and suggests several strategies to deal with the potential influence which may be helpful to insurers in Taiwan.

Submitted by Luiz Fernando Hideichi Sasaki (luiz.sasaki@susep.gov.br) on 2016-08-02T19:55:32Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Sasaki - versão aprovada 29_07_2016.pdf: 2676534 bytes, checksum: 99cae22120aa59917795862e37f9f5b0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by ÁUREA CORRÊA DA FONSECA CORRÊA DA FONSECA (aurea.fonseca@fgv.br) on 2016-08-03T16:32:17Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Sasaki - versão aprovada 29_07_2016.pdf: 2676534 bytes, checksum: 99cae22120aa59917795862e37f9f5b0 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Almeida (maria.socorro@fgv.br) on 2016-08-23T19:56:49Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Sasaki - versão aprovada 29_07_2016.pdf: 2676534 bytes, checksum: 99cae22120aa59917795862e37f9f5b0 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-23T19:57:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Luiz Sasaki - versão aprovada 29_07_2016.pdf: 2676534 bytes, checksum: 99cae22120aa59917795862e37f9f5b0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-07-29 / Examining the prevalence of transparency in the sale of auto insurance in Brazil and around the world, this study considers the costs and benefits of this transparency through two surveys and based on extensive contextual and scholarly analyses. The agency relationship in the insurance intermediation consists of two principals (the consumer and the insurer) and one agent (the insurance broker). This relationship presents a classic principal-agent dilemma where the broker’s compensation system — in which insurers pay the brokerage commission — may portend negative effects for consumers. The international survey queried insurance supervisors and organizations representing insurers and insurance brokers about global practices related to the transparency in the auto insurance sale and received responses from 39 foreign jurisdictions (in addition to the European Commission). In the national survey, 191 Brazilian insurance brokers answered a questionnaire on their practices and opinions related to transparency in the auto insurance sale. The results show that 24 out of the 39 international jurisdictions analyzed require or encourage the disclosure of brokerage commissions to consumers. In jurisdictions where disclosure is compulsory, there is prior (prior to the decision made by the consumer) and active (without being requested by the consumer) transparency. In the national survey, results showed that 92% of insurance brokers (legal entities) in Brazil do not disclose to consumers the amount of brokerage commission received, and that 93% of brokers are against active disclosure and 92% against passive disclosure (at consumer request). Given these results, and based on the theoretical and empirical evidence examined, this study recommends the adoption of transparency requirements relating to prior and active disclosure of brokerage commissions in Brazil. / Ao examinar o domínio da transparência na venda do seguro automóvel no Brasil e no mundo, este estudo leva em consideração os custos e benefícios da transparência por meio de dois surveys e com base numa extensa análise contextual e acadêmica. A relação de agência que se forma na intermediação do seguro consiste de dois principais (consumidor e seguradoras) e um agente (corretor de seguro). Esta relação exibe um clássico dilema principal-agente onde o regime de remuneração dos corretores de seguro, no qual o pagamento da comissão de corretagem é feito pelas seguradoras, pode resultar em efeitos negativos para os consumidores. O survey internacional consultou supervisores de seguro e entidades representativas de seguradoras e de corretores de seguro sobre as práticas globais relacionadas à transparência na venda do seguro automóvel e recebeu respostas de 39 jurisdições estrangeiras (além da Comissão Europeia). No survey nacional, 191 corretoras de seguro brasileiras responderam um questionário sobre suas práticas e opiniões relacionadas à transparência na venda do seguro automóvel. Os resultados mostram que 24 das 39 jurisdições estrangeiras analisadas exigem ou apoiam a divulgação da comissão de corretagem aos consumidores. Nas jurisdições em que a divulgação é compulsória, prevalece a transparência prévia (anterior à tomada de decisão pelo consumidor) e ativa (sem que seja solicitada pelo consumidor). No survey nacional, os resultados mostram que 92% das corretoras de seguro (pessoas jurídicas) no Brasil não divulgam aos consumidores o valor da comissão de corretagem que recebem e que 93% das corretoras são contrárias à divulgação ativa e que 92% são contrárias à divulgação passiva (a pedido dos consumidores). Diante desses resultados, e baseado nas evidências teóricas e empíricas estudadas, recomenda-se a adoção de requisitos de transparência no Brasil, relacionados à divulgação prévia e ativa da comissão de corretagem aos consumidores.